Oil & gas
Global oil demand to increase in 2012,says IEA
14 Jul 2011
India, Iran crude payments row: Riyadh fishing in troubled waters
13 Jul 2011
Saudi Arabia may be looking to step into an on-going row between India and Iran over delayed payments for supply of crude to Indian refiners, offering additional supplies to Delhi.
Vedanta takes further 10-% stake in Cairn India
13 Jul 2011
RIL executives meet CAG officials over KG-D6 gas
12 Jul 2011
CAG has got it all wrong on KG D-6, says RIL
11 Jul 2011
In a reply to CAG, RIL has written that the allegation of gold-plating costs at the Krishna-Godavari D-6 gas block, which it operates are baseless and the handiwork of corporate rivals
Cabinet nod likely for BP’s $7.2-bn gas deal with RIL
07 Jul 2011
The petroleum and natural gas ministry is in favour of BP's proposal and has referred it to the cabinet because of the large investment involved
Reliance to sell gas pipeline firm, RGTL: reports
06 Jul 2011
Ambani has approached bankers to help him sell the business
India, Iran may resolve oil payments crisis soon
05 Jul 2011
With the oil payments crisis involving India and Iran turning ugly with Tehran threatening to shut off crude oil supplies, both countries have signalled they may perhaps secure a long-term solution.
Iran retracts threat– will continue crude supplies to India
04 Jul 2011
Iran backed off Sunday from a threat issued earlier to Indian refiners to block crude oil exports from August, and said it would continue supplies to the country. India is one of the top buyers of Iranian crude.
Former oil regulator Sibal in CBI net for graft
02 Jul 2011
The CBI has charged former director-general of hydrocarbons V K Sibal, and six of his former colleagues with criminal conspiracy to grant undue favours to an American seismic exploration firm.
Iran may halt crude supplies to India in August
01 Jul 2011
Escalating matters on a payments dispute, Iran has warned India it will stop crude oil supplies from August if a long simmering dispute over payment for crude oil imports was not resolved soon.
China operates world's longest gas pipeline
01 Jul 2011
CAG says no to Reliance on oil field audit response
27 Jun 2011
Reliance Industries has been refused an opportunity by the CAG to comment on its draft audit report which has indicted the Mukesh Ambani-run company for allegedly receiving undue favours from the oil ministry
Opposition blasts government on fuel price hike
25 Jun 2011
The across the board fuel price hike has come in handy for both the opposition and its own allies to take potshots at an increasingly beleagured government
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